Professor Rod Hicks
Precision Molecular Imaging and Theranostics (PreMIT Pty Ltd.)

Rod is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Melbourne and Monash University. He was previously the Director of Cancer Imaging at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and is an internationally-recognised pioneer in oncological PET imaging and therapeutic nuclear medicine with more than 30-years’ experience in both. He has recently founded a company to perform research and development into the emerging field of theranostics and has installed the world’s most sensitive PET/CT scanner at the Melbourne Theranostic Innovation Centre in North Melbourne. He is the Co-Editor-in-Chief of Cancer Imaging and an International Associate Editor of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. He was inducted as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science in 2015 and was the recipient of the 2019 International Cancer Imaging Society Gold Medal for contributions to oncological imaging and 2021 Peter E. Valk Memorial Award of the Society of Nuclear Medicine for lifetime achievements in clinical PET. In 2023, he will receive the Saul Hertz Award from the Society of Nuclear Medicine for his contribution to the field of theranostics.